Top 100 Cities In New Mexico

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Best Places to Live in New Mexico AreaVibes scores the liveability of more than 15,000 cities across America based on their overall score or "AreaVibe". More infoTo sort by population, simply drag the slider left or right to find the range you're looking for. You can also sort each category by clicking on the category name to sort by highest to lowest or lowest to highest. If you've added up all the individual scores for each city and found that they don't equal 100, it's not because we're bad at math. Each category has a different weight, which results in the overall score being adjusted accordingly.

Rank	City	AreaVibe Score	Cost of Living	Crime Index	Education	Employment	Health & Safety	Housing	Transportation	Weather	Local Business	User Ratings
1	Los Alamos, NM	85.27	5.8	9.6	8.2	8.5	7.8	8.7	8.0	6.7	n/a	n/a
2	Corrales, NM	83.76	8.7	n/a	7.8	8.4	6.7	9.0	6.6	7.4	n/a	n/a
3	White Rock, NM	83.50	5.8	n/a	8.3	9.1	7.9	8.9	7.7	6.7	n/a	n/a
4	Santa Teresa, NM	83.35	9.1	n/a	7.6	8.2	6.4	7.9	6.8	8.3	n/a	n/a
5	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM	82.27	8.7	n/a	7.0	8.1	6.1	8.9	7.2	7.4	n/a	n/a
6	Cedar Crest, NM	82.12	8.7	n/a	7.8	7.8	7.0	8.3	6.5	7.4	n/a	n/a
7	Placitas, NM	82.04	8.7	n/a	7.9	8.1	6.1	9.0	6.1	7.4	n/a	n/a
8	Carlsbad North, NM	81.88	7.9	n/a	7.5	7.8	6.7	7.7	7.6	8.1	n/a	n/a
9	Bosque Farms, NM	81.77	8.7	8.7	7.7	7.4	6.5	8.0	6.2	7.4	n/a	n/a
10	Edgewood, NM	81.25	8.7	9.2	7.4	7.4	7.0	7.9	5.5	7.4	n/a	n/a
11	Clayton, NM	80.21	9.1	n/a	7.3	6.3	8.5	6.2	7.7	7.1	n/a	n/a
12	Ruidoso, NM	79.86	6.7	6.8	7.6	7.1	7.9	7.6	7.8	7.9	n/a	n/a
13	Rio Rancho, NM	79.84	8.7	7.7	7.6	7.6	6.0	7.8	6.5	7.4	n/a	n/a
14	Los Lunas, NM	79.77	8.7	8.2	7.2	7.0	6.5	7.6	6.7	7.4	n/a	n/a
15	Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM	79.36	5.8	n/a	7.9	8.4	7.0	8.8	6.3	7.4	n/a	n/a
16	Mesilla, NM	79.31	6.7	n/a	7.0	7.4	6.5	8.1	7.7	8.3	n/a	n/a
17	Santa Fe, NM	79.03	5.8	5.7	7.0	7.3	6.4	8.4	7.6	7.4	8.3	9.5
18	Angel Fire, NM	78.85	5.8	5.1	8.3	7.6	9.2	8.6	8.3	5.7	n/a	n/a
19	Eunice, NM	78.66	9.0	7.8	6.2	6.7	7.5	5.4	7.6	8.2	n/a	n/a
20	Flora Vista, NM	78.57	8.0	n/a	6.5	7.5	7.9	8.0	6.4	6.7	n/a	n/a
21	Elephant Butte, NM	78.31	6.7	n/a	7.3	6.7	6.9	7.5	8.0	7.8	n/a	n/a
22	Lordsburg, NM	78.29	8.3	9.6	5.9	5.8	7.0	6.0	7.8	7.8	n/a	n/a
23	North Valley, NM	78.23	8.7	n/a	6.7	7.2	6.1	7.7	7.1	7.4	n/a	n/a
24	White Sands, NM	78.12	6.7	n/a	7.8	7.4	6.5	7.2	7.4	7.9	n/a	n/a
25	Rio Communities North, NM	77.95	8.7	n/a	7.7	7.6	6.1	7.8	5.5	7.4	n/a	n/a
26	Texico, NM	77.83	9.1	9.8	5.2	6.2	7.3	5.7	7.2	7.3	n/a	n/a
27	Artesia, NM	77.53	7.9	n/a	6.4	6.6	7.0	6.7	8.0	7.8	n/a	n/a
28	Albuquerque, NM	77.42	8.7	5.2	7.4	7.1	5.1	8.0	7.3	7.4	7.8	8.0
29	Rio Communities, NM	77.25	8.7	n/a	7.4	6.8	6.1	7.6	6.2	7.4	n/a	n/a
30	Peralta, NM	77.17	8.7	n/a	6.8	7.1	6.1	7.7	6.3	7.4	n/a	n/a
31	Las Cruces, NM	77.04	6.7	6.0	7.0	6.6	5.8	7.3	7.6	8.3	7.2	9.0
32	Hurley, NM	76.99	6.7	9.4	6.7	6.4	6.5	6.5	7.2	7.8	n/a	n/a
33	Raton, NM	76.92	9.4	5.9	6.8	6.4	7.3	6.9	8.1	6.3	n/a	n/a
34	Cannon AFB, NM	76.76	9.1	n/a	7.5	5.6	7.6	4.0	8.7	7.4	n/a	n/a
35	Los Chaves, NM	76.70	8.7	n/a	6.8	7.1	6.1	7.6	6.1	7.4	n/a	n/a
36	Valencia, NM	76.64	8.7	n/a	6.6	7.2	6.1	7.9	5.9	7.4	n/a	n/a
37	Capitan, NM	76.37	6.7	n/a	7.5	6.4	7.8	7.0	6.4	7.9	n/a	n/a
38	Boles Acres, NM	76.37	6.7	n/a	7.2	7.2	6.5	7.7	6.6	7.9	n/a	n/a
39	Los Trujillos-Gabaldon, NM	76.28	8.7	n/a	6.6	6.5	6.1	7.3	6.9	7.4	n/a	n/a
40	Jal, NM	76.24	9.0	7.4	5.9	6.7	8.1	3.8	7.3	8.3	n/a	n/a
41	Logan, NM	76.15	9.1	6.1	7.2	6.2	7.4	6.4	6.7	7.5	n/a	n/a
42	La Luz, NM	76.07	6.7	n/a	7.4	6.5	6.9	6.9	7.1	7.9	n/a	n/a
43	Kirtland, NM	75.97	8.0	n/a	7.2	7.5	6.2	7.1	6.7	6.7	n/a	n/a
44	Farmington, NM	75.96	8.0	4.9	7.2	7.1	8.0	7.5	7.7	6.7	6.4	n/a
45	Socorro, NM	75.70	8.7	5.2	6.5	6.0	7.0	7.1	8.0	7.8	n/a	n/a
46	University Park, NM	75.62	6.7	n/a	8.1	4.8	6.5	6.7	8.1	8.3	n/a	n/a
47	Portales, NM	75.52	9.1	5.9	6.5	6.2	6.6	6.4	7.9	7.4	n/a	n/a
48	Aztec, NM	75.51	8.0	6.0	7.0	6.8	7.2	7.2	7.1	6.7	n/a	n/a
49	Jarales, NM	75.48	8.7	n/a	6.3	6.4	6.1	7.6	6.6	7.4	n/a	n/a
50	Grants, NM	75.30	8.7	7.5	6.8	6.6	5.6	6.7	7.8	6.3	n/a	n/a
51	South Valley, NM	75.28	8.7	n/a	5.7	6.7	6.1	7.5	6.8	7.4	n/a	n/a
52	Ranchos de Taos, NM	75.22	5.8	n/a	7.0	6.5	7.9	7.9	8.1	5.7	n/a	n/a
53	Holloman AFB, NM	75.19	6.7	n/a	8.1	7.1	6.5	4.2	8.5	7.9	n/a	n/a
54	Dexter, NM	74.98	7.9	n/a	4.8	6.6	8.5	5.7	7.4	7.8	n/a	n/a
55	Dulce, NM	74.94	8.0	n/a	7.0	6.4	7.3	5.6	8.7	5.7	n/a	n/a
56	Mountainair, NM	74.91	8.7	n/a	6.6	5.8	7.0	6.3	6.9	7.4	n/a	n/a
57	Tome-Adelino, NM	74.72	8.7	n/a	6.7	6.4	6.1	7.5	5.7	7.4	n/a	n/a
58	Santa Clara, NM	74.68	6.7	8.3	6.0	5.8	6.5	6.6	7.8	7.8	n/a	n/a
59	Moriarty, NM	74.67	8.7	6.6	7.0	6.2	7.5	7.0	6.0	6.4	n/a	n/a
60	Clovis, NM	74.66	9.1	5.3	6.6	6.5	6.1	6.8	7.9	7.4	6.7	n/a
61	La Cienega, NM	74.64	5.8	n/a	7.2	7.1	7.0	8.4	6.5	6.7	n/a	n/a
62	Estancia, NM	74.42	8.7	8.2	6.2	6.1	7.0	6.6	6.1	6.4	n/a	n/a
63	Agua Fria, NM	74.36	5.8	n/a	5.7	6.8	7.0	7.9	7.8	7.4	n/a	n/a
64	Fort Sumner, NM	74.34	7.9	n/a	6.0	5.7	7.8	5.6	8.0	7.4	n/a	n/a
65	Tucumcari, NM	74.23	9.1	5.0	6.3	6.0	6.5	6.0	8.6	7.5	n/a	n/a
66	Alamogordo, NM	74.18	6.7	6.9	6.8	6.7	6.4	7.0	7.4	7.9	6.2	n/a
67	Bayard, NM	74.04	6.7	8.3	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.7	7.8	7.8	n/a	n/a
68	Pecos, NM	74.03	5.8	n/a	6.7	6.6	7.9	7.4	6.3	7.4	n/a	n/a
69	Mescalero, NM	74.02	6.7	n/a	5.8	6.0	7.8	6.3	7.7	7.9	n/a	n/a
70	Carrizozo, NM	74.01	6.7	6.9	6.6	6.0	7.9	5.9	7.1	7.9	n/a	n/a
71	Bloomfield, NM	73.80	8.0	5.1	6.7	6.8	7.4	7.0	7.1	6.7	n/a	n/a
72	Skyline-Ganipa, NM	73.67	8.7	n/a	7.1	6.3	6.7	5.9	6.9	6.3	n/a	n/a
73	Radium Springs, NM	73.65	6.7	n/a	6.6	6.8	6.5	7.3	6.2	7.8	n/a	n/a
74	Roswell, NM	73.26	7.9	5.2	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.5	7.8	7.8	n/a	n/a
75	Thoreau, NM	73.25	8.7	n/a	6.5	6.5	7.8	5.3	6.5	6.3	n/a	n/a
76	La Puebla, NM	73.16	5.8	n/a	6.3	6.5	7.9	7.5	6.0	7.4	n/a	n/a
77	Ruidoso Downs, NM	72.98	6.7	4.6	6.3	6.6	7.7	6.7	7.9	7.9	n/a	n/a
78	Zuni Pueblo, NM	72.95	8.0	n/a	5.6	6.0	7.8	6.3	7.6	6.1	n/a	n/a
79	Chimayo, NM	72.89	5.8	n/a	6.3	6.7	7.9	7.5	5.7	7.4	n/a	n/a
80	Black Rock, NM	72.89	8.0	n/a	6.1	5.3	7.8	6.5	7.6	6.1	n/a	n/a
81	Carlsbad, NM	72.80	7.9	5.2	6.8	6.7	5.8	6.7	7.6	8.1	6.2	n/a
82	San Felipe Pueblo, NM	72.57	8.7	n/a	6.0	6.6	6.1	6.8	6.4	6.7	n/a	n/a
83	Chaparral, NM	72.48	9.1	n/a	4.9	6.0	6.4	6.4	6.0	8.3	n/a	n/a
84	Taos Pueblo, NM	72.40	5.8	n/a	6.9	5.8	7.9	6.9	8.0	5.7	n/a	n/a
85	Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM	72.30	8.7	n/a	6.5	6.3	6.1	6.7	6.0	6.7	n/a	n/a
86	Tularosa, NM	72.23	6.7	5.5	6.9	6.4	6.7	6.6	6.9	7.9	n/a	n/a
87	Hagerman, NM	72.11	7.9	n/a	5.2	6.1	7.8	5.4	6.8	7.8	n/a	n/a
88	Silver City, NM	72.10	6.7	4.8	7.0	6.3	5.7	7.3	8.0	7.8	n/a	n/a
89	Hobbs, NM	72.05	7.9	5.2	5.7	6.5	6.2	6.2	7.8	8.2	6.6	n/a
90	Jemez Pueblo, NM	72.03	8.7	n/a	6.6	6.5	6.1	6.5	5.8	6.7	n/a	n/a
91	Lovington, NM	72.00	7.9	6.1	5.1	6.3	6.8	5.9	7.1	8.2	n/a	n/a
92	Dona Ana, NM	71.80	6.7	n/a	5.3	6.4	6.5	6.3	7.2	8.3	n/a	n/a
93	Springer, NM	71.78	5.8	n/a	6.8	6.4	7.3	6.2	7.8	6.3	n/a	n/a
94	Pojoaque, NM	71.70	5.8	n/a	6.5	6.7	7.9	5.2	7.1	7.4	n/a	n/a
95	Sunland Park, NM	71.65	9.1	8.3	3.3	5.7	5.8	6.1	6.8	8.3	n/a	n/a
96	Church Rock, NM	71.46	8.0	n/a	6.5	6.4	7.1	5.0	7.3	6.1	n/a	n/a
97	Truth or Consequences, NM	71.45	6.7	5.9	6.5	5.8	6.1	6.4	7.9	7.8	n/a	n/a
98	Taos, NM	71.37	5.8	4.7	7.1	6.2	7.1	8.2	8.3	5.7	n/a	n/a
99	Tohatchi, NM	71.13	8.0	n/a	6.1	6.5	7.1	5.9	6.8	5.9	n/a	n/a
100	Santa Clara Pueblo, NM	70.98	5.8	n/a	6.9	5.8	7.9	7.0	6.1	6.7	n/a	n/a